Franthropodcast
Twenties Questions
Welcome to Twenties Questions! In this podcast, I talk to young people from all over the world and from all sorts of backgrounds about what it’s like to be a young person in this day and age.
Episode 1: Double-edged Sword
Francesca sits down with her longtime friend Chelsea Owen to discuss some of the issues young people face today. In between friendly banter and jokey asides, the conversation spans social problems such as youth unemployment, gender stereotypes and the role of social media.
Episode 2: Thoughts of a Celestial Glow
Dyutideepta Banerjee tells Francesca her thoughts on issues relating to women’s rights and sexual violence in her home country of India and elsewhere. Her liberal studies background informs her explanation of the difference between gender equality and equity.
Episode 3: Because We Can
Food poverty in the UK is a very real problem. Young people can play their part to help tackle this crisis. Francesca talks to University of Oxford graduate Josh Tulloch about Because We Can, the organisation he founded to fight food poverty, his personal experiences with food insecurity, Oriel College’s controversial Cecil Rhodes statue and how he aims to use his education to help others.
Episode 4: Five Years a Corporate Slave
Francesca is joined by another Francesca, one of her childhood friends. Francesca 2.0 talks about her life as a young graduate working in trading, sexism in the banking industry and which of the world’s richest men is husband material. The two also try to tackle the tricky question of whether chivalry is sexist.
Episode 5: Mediterranean Musings in Mumbai
India is famous for its colourful clothing and extravagant weddings. Not even coronavirus can stop Indians getting married, as Ayesha Kalyaniwalla, a Mumbai-based fashion designer and co-founder of Indian occasionwear brand U/A, explains to Francesca. Ayesha details the trials and tribulations of having her own company and embracing sustainability in a rapidly evolving sector.
Episode 6: Art and Attenborough
Quitting can be more powerful than sticking with something you don’t enjoy, as Francesca finds out by talking to school friend Max Turner, who quit his masters at Cambridge. When one door closes, another door opens: Max now runs a reputable art gallery in the centre of Cambridge. He and Francesca share their thoughts on the rise of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as art adapts to the digital age, as well as their love for the national hero that is David Attenborough.